1993 2h 5m Jonathan Demme

Philadelphia

Name: Philadelphia
Genre: Drama
Released: 1993
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen

★ 7.7 IMDb

Drama

Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.

Writer Ron Nyswaner

Cast Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen

DP Tak Fujimoto

Music Howard Shore

Essays and Criticism

In conversation with other films

Home Video Returns: Media Ecologies of the Past of HIV/AIDS by Cynthia Carr and, Cineaste

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Awards & Festivals

Nominated Academy Award for Best Actor

Nominated Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Won Academy Award for Best Original Song

Nominated Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

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